Fishing device



(No Model.)

0. A. KUNZEL. FISHING DEVICE.

No. 443,286. Patented Dec. 23, 1890.

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UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. KUNZEL, or CAMDEN, EW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR or TWO-THIRDS TO JOHN c. OETERS AND JOHN T. UNTERKOEFLER, BOTH or PHILADEL- PHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FISHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I atent No. 443,286, dated December 23, 1890.

Application filed August 26,1890- Serial No. 363,077. [No model.)

To all whom it may concern: prevent the twisting or winding of the line Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. KiiNZEL, a on the rod. citizen of the United States, residing in the It will be seen that the pulling on thelineE city and county of Camden, State of New J erwill draw the upper end of the lever B out- 50 sey,have invented a new and useful Improvewardly, or away from the rod A, and thereby ment in Fishing Devices, which improvement bring the hammer G of the arm G-in contact is fully setforth in the following specification with the bell H, thus sounding an alarm. and accompanying drawings. hen the power or force exerted by the fish My invention relates to improvements in in drawing the line outwardly is stopped,the 55 [O fishing devices; and itconsists, first, of novel contractile spring F will suddenly draw back means for notifying a party within hearing of the lever B, and with it the line E, so that the a bell or alarm attached to the device of the fish is hooked. If the rod is secured to a boat biting of a fish at a line on said device, and, or other support on the water, the revolving second, of the combination of parts hereincollars on the rod prevent the winding of the 60 after described. line on the rod and lever.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a Having thus described my invention, whatl device embodyingmy invention. Figs. 2 and claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 3 represent side views of modifications thereof. Patent, is-

Similar letters of reference indicate cone 1. A fishing device consisting of a standard, sponding parts in the several figures. a lever pivotally attached to said standard, a Referring to the drawings, A designates a spring adapted to bear against said lover, a rod having a sharpened lower end for insertsecond spring secured to the standard and leing it in the ground or other suitable support, ver, an arm with a hammer attached to said and to its upper end is pivotally attached an lever, and a gong on said standard, said parts 70 arm or lever B, having between it and the being combined substantially as described.

rod A a leaf-spring O, with a slot D therein, 2. Afishing device consisting of a standard, so that the slotted end may move freely on a lever pivoted to said standard, aspring conthe said lever when the upper end of the latnected with said standard and lever adapted ter is drawn away from the rod by a pull on to move freely on said standard or lever, a 75 0 the line E, which latter is fastened to the upcontractile spring secured to said standard per end of the said lever B. A contractile and lever,a gong, and an arm with a hammer, spring F is secured to the rod A and the lesaid arm being secured to said lever and said ver B, and is adapted to draw the upper end gong to the standard, said parts being comof the latter toward the rod. Secured to the bined substantially as described. 80 lower end of the lever B is acurved arm G, 3. Afishing device consisting of astandard, provided at its free end with a hammer G a lever pivoted to a rotatable collar thereon, for striking the bell H, secured to the rod A, a contractile spring secured to said standard and thereby ringing an alarm. and lever, a gong secured to a rotatable col- In Fig. 2, instead of alever-arm B a springlar, and a hammer-arm secured to said lever, 8- o arm J, riveted or otherwise fastened at one said partsbeing combined substantially as end to the rod A, is employed, a spring F bedescribed. ing connected to the upper end of the spring J and to the rod.

In Fig. 3 the collars K are attached to the Witnesses: inner ends of the springs J and F, so that the JOHN A. IEDERsHEIM,

same may rotate around the rod A, and thus ROBT. ACTON.

cnARLEs A. KUNZEL. 

